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    Seat cover replacement

    Sorry if this has been covered. I have a 86 200X that I am cleaning up and I wanted to change the seat cover. I took the seat off of the fenders and I see it is stapled on. What is everyone using to fasten the new cover on? Also is anyone keeping the old cover on and putting the new one i er it? Just a little worried if removing the old one could cause the foam to fall apart.
    Thanks for any help you can give

    Jim

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo65 View Post
    Sorry if this has been covered. I have a 86 200X that I am cleaning up and I wanted to change the seat cover. I took the seat off of the fenders and I see it is stapled on. What is everyone using to fasten the new cover on? Also is anyone keeping the old cover on and putting the new one i er it? Just a little worried if removing the old one could cause the foam to fall apart.
    Thanks for any help you can give

    Jim
    I'm not an expert, but I think staples are still the way to hold a cover on a plastic pan.

    I only had my guy put a new cover over an old one once and I'll never do it again. Fit was horrible and in my case it caused the new cover to rub the sub-frame and fuel tank to the point of causing a lot of abnormal wear.

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    Thanks for the feedback. What do you use to staple it on? I haven't found anything that will put bigger staples on.

    Thanks
    Jim

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    You really need a pneumatic stapler and 1/4 inch stainless staples. Yes remove your old seat cover, i suppose you could always add a "thin"layer of foam like 1/4 inch thick from any craft store (glue it to your old foam)with spray upholstery glue if u need it. A hand stapler just wont work it'll just frustrate the hell outa you. I think i got mine from Harbor Freight for $20 bucks-ish. Of course you'd need the compressor and such as well though.
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    shep
    p.s i'm no expert either, but this works for me.
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    Thank you. I was looking at them but didn't know what staples would work. How long is the top of the staple and how deep. I'm not real familiar with them.
    Thanks
    Jim

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    These (pic) will fit in the gun i showed earlier- but stainless would be better, i'm betting honda didn't use stainless staples though. I've got two brothers that "borrow" tools/stuff and i could not find my stainless ones to show ya, things just seem to just vanish never to be seen again around here........
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    Thank you! I didn't think something like that would be heavy enough. Good to know I can get what I need a HF.
    Much appreciated
    Jim

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo65 View Post
    Thank you! I didn't think something like that would be heavy enough.
    They're not real heavy on their own, but there is strength in numbers, lol. Every seat I've taken apart has had an absolute pile of staples in it, haha.
    Jason

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    Stapler worked great! I was going to post a picture of the seat but I don't see an option to upload a picture. Thanks for the help on picking a stapler.

    Jim

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    Good news.


    The Harbor Freight staple gun I bought many years ago for ~$15 is still going strong.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo65 View Post
    Stapler worked great! I was going to post a picture of the seat but I don't see an option to upload a picture. Thanks for the help on picking a stapler.

    Jim
    I think you need to make 5 more posts to prove you’re not a spammer and then the photo option will become available.
    It sucks to get old

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    Ok thanks. I see an option for a link but not one to upload a picture. I don't have any pictures online so I can't link to any.

    Jim

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    The last post made it 4 and this will hopefully make it 3.

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    click on the icon circled in RED and it should ask if you want to upload from computer or URL
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    Mine is only giving me a url option when I click it.

    Jim

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